The sun., 1887-03-27
SHUT AGAINST THE SISTER.
MRS. IsABELLA BEECHER HOOhEh d
MED At HER BROTHER'S HOUSE

The youngest Of the Beecher family. Mrs.
Isabella Beecher Hooker who is handsome
well.preserved woman Of perhaps 65 years, IL
at present residing In New York. During the
winter she has been guest OF Mrs. DR.. Clemen-
tine Lozier, but at present ts with other frends.
During tho week OF Mr.. Beechers illness sne
was a guest Of friend. Mrs. Wilson, wife OF
the artist Wilson OF Hicks street. and was q.ite
near her brothers home. In fact. she was but
few doors away, but she was not permitted
to enter tho house, though she made earnest
appeals to do 80.
Mrs. Hooker, all her life. has been groat
admirer OF her famous brother. and was
great favorite Of his up to the time OF tho
Beecher- Tilton scandal 80 far as Mr.. beecher
was personally concerned. he was never heard
to condemn Mrs. Hooker for the course sne
took in regard to the letters she wrote him and
which fell into tho hands OF Mr.. Moulton.
"the Mutual Friend" and were by him pub.
lished to the world.
Mrs. Hooker. when she heard OF her brothera
illness. hastened to Brooklyn and begged to bs
permitted to soc him. She sent several notes
to the house, but received no answeri Mnally da.
maker" between the l,ecchers, and he told her
it would be Impossible: that, the family would
sos Sasns ssason 10 0Sk uSe s and
ward" was commissioned TO go and see her
ssd e .ssyS sss With .hs.
death had put % Snd 70 ane TO-
sether ana md s Hooier greatly
that she should be looked upon as an enemy at
such time hs &ehsr s1st eoaa a
possible that I would do such thing ?" Edward
ass .SousS s2Gtasa n Re
would be best for all concerned, The weeping
Sease wHe ali BrooEyn was erowdins TO the
different churches to pay tribute to her BROTH
ri Mrs. 'aS5 Hooker was determined, however, to
She waited until the S Thep .he ups
took ber place in the, line. following the Thir-
pes behna Se a9% For os Ssa she W sat
booking at the decorations the tears raining
nGS ns hsa her 'anSfs and soe anxsy I Was e re-
GdY her who c she se Was tsaPTe
10 ' cause as pain. nA0 After long time. darins
which She sat weeping and PRAYING, she slowly
to tba her ana tn tSo she
over, it eagerly and scanned the face Of her
Ssohsr soldier on guard ,aa touched bsr he her
adssh 9sGSs s Of the TIE dssRss
On hsr ret return as to her friends house sho spoke
Of he5 bs anS ptSs hsb
BY b'' friend friend Il ma' she had Attended the the
and In reply she said shs the
away-in fact, she said. she had no ticket and
would not have been admitted. But" she
| added saw Henry's face for q moment; 1t
m no then
terness or ,unkindness. that she had hoped to
See him alive. and for that purpose m T H came ;, to
ka Mrs sa
| to enter the house. and her brother Edward
and his family were the only ones she had seen
~ '%she use seemed @ deeply hurt" said this friend
Of many years IN spenaiki1g OF the he i%nterylSw %
Bsseher devotediy" ~ s w
She must MI n have been panied at his treatment
hYs1 saa ars hs sse1rf, think Mr. Bseher
! was ever unkind to her. His family did his
hhnS Ge s bs hadn sse ns least hostility in
%hss was HE reason for not seeing her in
to be pitied IL some ;l :. respects"
oh, in the attitude he had to take toward
Mrs. Hooker, for Instance. She is eccentric and
independent. but she Is good woman, and in
sa sad sS.Sa da nss
days OF tho scandal bears examination to-day.
t her
to him; He should have destroyed hers: but
ne aow thu
Was this IN, !he s9e cause of the family feel.
had S she ,ds dens they she sSoud do
come here at the time Of the trial to swear
letters. MIS- Hooker has repeatedly talked Of
knew his habit q maaSaiiYlns his ewn faults,
es.
self on the stand. She declined to accede to the
sas been ahSi Els Family to Hap
PLY she believed In her brothers love for her.
5 she sd hSs had s.e @ gs S h e eS
comfort now is that when she. meets him else;
where TIl be to see the old oSe IL Fda the CID
AYES accused Of skns sides with Mrs
Of about eSerSthins 9Th That " was uni Untrue:
when she was assured that she had been
and hs5
ttenees which did him wrong. ,she, careful.
and M aa
before sn3 a Rs
o doab sSe
Mrs. Titon. had long talk with her. and re-
Even then she never said a word to the injury
G and hs se mot ana She
there was statement made that Mrs. Hooker
PUBLICLY recognized MrS. Triton IN the streets
the trial."
:" Mrs Hooker never saw Mrs. Tilton after
the interview refer TO but once; She met
York. Mrs. Tilton went. up 10 lcr with. her
hand extended, and asked her II she would not
speak to her? Mrs Hooker took her hand In
slence and said as she turned ,rn, away II wish
sent adrift by all her former friends, and Mrs.
Hooker said afterward that 1t was not for her
but for God to Judge the wOman-she should
not throw stone at her"
Where Is Mrs. Hookers home"
"ln Hartford. Judge Hooker is there now
and She is in New York trying to earn little
money Her friends give their pnrlors and buy
tickets to hear her Lecture"
"IS she destitute2"
Not that. but very poor. For years her hus.
band has done but little business; he Is an Old
man now. Mrs. Hooker recently lost her only
gI daughte!r !. and her old age Is not likely to, Be
been darkened by the sorrow that made SO
many ny hearts ache In Brooklyn and elsewhere
thing added to Mr. Beecher's lasting fame that
long, believes in Els genuine love for hen and
attributes his course to circumstances he